Medical Physicist Radiation Oncology, Chief of Physics (Open Rank/Track Faculty)

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Institute (OSUCCC-James) seek a NEW Chief of Physics to oversee our main campus and Stephanie Speilman Comprehensive Breast Center in the Department of Radiation Oncology. This is a newly created position as we have experienced unprecedented growth over the last several years. Academic rank and track commensurate with academic record and experience.

Position Overview

Clinical leadership position on the regular clinical track in the Department of Radiation Oncology at The Ohio State University; performs the full range of academic responsibilities in the areas of clinical service including Department Leadership, Clinical Research, and Teaching; The Chief of Physics report to the Vice Chair of Medical Physics, and will be responsible for directing medical physicists and dosimetrists at the Main Campus and the Breast Center.

Performs all aspects of physics support services for the Main Campus radiation oncology, breast center, and other sites as assigned in accordance with established professional and departmental standards and procedures. Provides strong leadership to the team in the three mission areas including coordination of training for resident and fellows in the residency programs of radiation oncology, medical physics and radiation therapy; graduate and undergraduate teaching programs in medical physics; research and development activities; and provides patient care services in a strong multimodality program.

This Chief of Physics will join our existing Chief of Physics for our West Campus operations (including Proton Therapy), and will work closely with the Vice Chair of Medical Physics to coordinate clinical and academic operations for the Division of Medical Physics across the enterprise.

The recruited physicist will join our growing Medical Physics team consisting of ~37 Faculty/Staff medical physicists, 4 MPAs, 4 physics residents, and ~30 dosimetrists. This position comes with a highly competitive compensation and benefits package.

Department Overview

The James Department of Radiation Oncology offers the most advanced, cutting-edge treatments for cancer patients through our state-of-the-art technologies; paradigm-shifting clinical, translational, and basic research; and unparalleled expertise with our internationally-acclaimed team of physicians. This unique combination results in the very best personalized care for our cancer patients!

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the James Cancer Hospital and James Outpatient Care, provides advanced personalized radiation oncology care to cancer patients, specific to their individual tumor and clinical situation. The department is an integral part of Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC James). We provide leading-edge radiation therapy care in an environment of subspecialty radiation oncology expertise, education and translational research.

The signature mission of Radiation Oncology at the James Cancer Hospital is to provide state-of-the-art personalized care for our cancer patients by capitalizing upon the unique expertise of our treatment team, implementing cutting-edge technologies geared to eradicate cancer, and conducting cutting-edge clinical, translational, and basic science research.

Requirements

Must hold a Ph.D. degree at the minimum; Must have 5+ years experience in Therapeutic Radiological Physics; Certified by the American Board of Radiology or equivalent; Demonstrate very strong clinical acumen and training; Active research program is desired but not required in basic, translational, clinical or health services research

How to Apply
To be considered, application materials must include cover letter and Curriculum Vita. All inquiries and nominations should be directed in confidence to: Kam Carlberg, Physician and Faculty Recruitment, Kamala.Carlberg@osumc.edu

Faculty Defined
Clinical faculty (regardless of rank)- Persons with titles of assistant professor-clinical, associate professor-clinical and professor-clinical. These faculty will have earned a doctor of medicine (MD), doctorate (PhD) orother terminal degree in the relevant field. Clinical faculty members are not eligible for tenure and areappointed for terms of three to five years. They may be reappointed to successive terms. Their principal careerfocus is the delivery of exemplary clinical care, and may include teaching, and/or research.

Tenure-Track faculty (regardless of rank)- Persons with the titles of assistant professor, associate professor, orprofessor who are eligible for tenure or who have obtained tenure. These faculty will have earned a doctorate(PhD), Doctor of Medicine (MD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study. Their primary careerfocus centers on research, service, and teaching.Tenure-track faculty with MD or MD/PhD degrees may also beinvolved in clinical care.

Research Faculty (regardless of rank)- Persons with the titles of research assistant professor, research associateprofessor, or research professor. These faculty will have earned a doctorate(PhD) or other terminal degree inthe relevant field of study.Research faculty members are not eligible for tenure and areappointed for terms ofone to five years. Their principal careerfocus is research.

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